“Extra” can reveal that Tarin Graham is the former assistant who reportedly quit on the evening of Lindsay’s DUI. It was Tarin’s mother who Lindsay was reportedly chasing down!

Now it appears as if there is a backlash of sorts to Lindsay’s troubles.

This morning on “Live with Regis and Kelly,” Kelly Ripa blasted Lindsay’s wild behavior as her anger turned personal.

“My sister was hit by a drunk driver and almost killed,” she said. “So I would introduce her to my sister maybe so she could see the results of the physical agony that a person lives with after an accident like that.”

Now many people are asking if Lindsay’s once-promising career is over.

Legendary manager and producer Bernie Brillstein told The New York Times, “I hope they put her in jail for as long as they can. Maybe she’ll realize how serious it is.”

But studio executive James Robinson wants others to cut her some slack.

“She is a world-class actress,” Robinson insisted.

Robinson is the film executive who famously lambasted Lindsay in an angry – and public – letter for being late to the set of “Georgia Rule.”

But now he is reaching out to the troubled starlet.

“If you need anything, you just call me,” he plead. “As soon as I’m allowed to visit, I’ll be there.”